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TikTok Family Pairing: Curate your children's content and more
by | Sep 7, 2020 | Thread Defense
With TikTok being all the rage especially with teens, we look at a feature that gives parents greater control over how their children interact with the app
In our previous article, we looked at how TikTok users can protect themselves using the available security and privacy options. However, besides adults, the platform is very popular with a younger audience, especially teenagers and tweens. This may cause some parents to worry about what their progeny are up to on the app, especially since dangers may sometimes be lurking in the shadows in the form of unsavory characters or dubious content that shouldn't be viewed until their children reach a certain age.
That's why earlier this year TikTok introduced a feature called Family Pairing. Although previously parents were able to set restrictions as well, they had to do it directly from their children's devices. The new feature is more convenient and gives parents a larger degree of control and oversight.
How can parents control how their kids use TikTok?
Setting up Family Pairing is quite straightforward. You have to tap on "Me" and then on the three dots, which takes you to the Settings and Privacy menu. If you scroll down, you should see the Family Pairing section. After tapping on it, you're able to choose whether you are the parent or the teen.
Teens' options are limited: they can only scan the QR code from their parents' app, by which they relinquish some of the control of the app. Parents, on the other hand, can now curate the app and restrict or allow certain features.
Using Screen Time Management, parents can set a limit on how much time their kids spend engaging with the app. The is quite handy since many teens already spend an overwhelming amount of time on their phones, browsing through social media, playing games, and incessantly sharing every little detail of their lives.
Another thing parents should be wary of is the content – not everything that appears on TikTok is suitable for the eyes of kids and teenagers. That's why, in a bid to keep the platform family-friendly, the app allows parents to set up Restricted Mode. This will filter away content "that may not be suitable for all audiences", as the social media app puts it. If you're not sure what that means, an example would be adult performers using the platform to reach a wider audience. Both Screen Time Management and Restricted Mode are available for everyone in the Digital Wellbeing menu.
RELATED READING: 3 things to discuss with your kids before they join social media
The third option afforded to parents is restricting who can communicate with their children via direct messaging. They can prevent certain people from messaging their children or opt for turning messaging off altogether. As far as inappropriate messages go, TikTok doesn't allow anyone to send images or videos via direct message, and additionally, earlier this year, the platform started automatically disabling direct messages to registered users who are under the age of 16.
While some may argue that this infringes on children's privacy, Gen Z is the first generation to be brought up in the modern digital world with different types of risks, unlike those their parents and grandparents have faced. So, easing them into social media with a bit of guidance is better than leaving them to their own devices. This way they can learn about the risks associated with social media and be raised to become responsible, upstanding netizens.
On that note, if you want to teach them about the privacy and security settings on TikTok you can refer to our previous article.
To learn more about more dangers faced by children online as well as about how not only technology can help, head over to Safer Kids Online.
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Q: Understanding confusing typedef grammar Consider the following code-snippet
typedef int type;
int main()
{
   type *type; // why is it allowed?
   type *k ;// which type?
}

I get an error 'k' is not declared in this scope. The compiler parses type *k as multiplication between type* and k. Isn't this grammar very confusing?
Why is type *type allowed by the C++ Standard? Because the grammar says so? Why?

A: It is confusing, but this is the only way to get access to type variable.
If you want to use type type you can do:
typedef int type;
int main() {
    type *type;
    ::type *k ;
    return 0;
}

Most of those grammar monstrosities come from backward compatibility with C.

A: type *type; // why is it allowed?

C++11 3.3.2/1 says:

The point of declaration for a name is immediately after its complete declarator (Clause 8) and before its initializer (if any)

So the variable name type is not introduced until after the use of the type name type; the type name is the only available meaning of type during the declarator.
type *k ;// which type?

The local variable name hides the global type name, so that is chosen here. This is described in C++11 3.3.10/1:

A name can be hidden by an explicit declaration of that same name in a nested declarative region or derived class.

The fully qualified type name, ::type, is of course still available.

A: The question is actually about when exactly a variable name is defined as an identifier, and the language determines that it is right after the point in code where the variable is declared:
typedef int type;
int main() {
   type t;   // type refers to ::type
   int       // type still refers to ::type
   type;     // variable declared, this shadows ::type
   type + 1; // type is a variable of type int.
}

There are similar rules in other contexts, and it is just a matter of deciding when identifiers are declared. There are other similar situations, for example in the initialization list of a class:
struct test {
   int x;          // declare member
   test( int x )   // declare parameter (shadows member)
   : x(            // refers to member (parameter is not legal here)
        x )        // refers to parameter
   {};
};

Or in the scope of the identifiers in the definition of member functions:
struct test {
   typedef int type;
   type f( type );
};
test::type         // qualification required, the scope of the return type is
                   // at namespace level
test::f(
         type t )  // but the scope of arguments is the class, no qualification
                   // required.
{}

As of the rationale for the decision, I cannot tell you but it is consistent and simple.

A: The rationale of keeping namespaces (not in the C++ sense, but in variable/type namespace) separate is fairly obvious: When you don't pollute the variable namespace with type names, less code breaks on typedef.
Suppose there was pre-existing code with a variable named "employee". If variables and typedefs lived in the same namespace, a "typedef struct {} employee;" would break the existing code, requiring a change of the variable name (which was more of an issue in pre-IDE days). However, if they do not share a namespace, there is no problem and people have one less issue to worry about when choosing type names in large code bases.

A: I think it is allowed probably because it provides flexibility for programmers when choosing name for the variables they declare. In C#, you could declare property of same name as the type:
//C# code
class Manager
{
   public Name Name {get;set;}
};

When I code in C#, I find this feature very useful. Because I've more options for names to choose from. Otherwise, if I've a type called Name, then I wouldn't be able to create a property of the same name, I would be forced to choose a different name, say Name_, _Name, name, NAME etc - all of which don't appeal to me.

As for your code, since in the scope (after declaration of object type), type is already a variable, the type `type cannot be referred to directly. But I think this should compile fine and according to the Standard:
typedef int type;
int main()
{
   type *type; // why is it allowed?
   ::type *k ;// which type?
}

Demo : http://ideone.com/chOov

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El Turó de les Llongaderes és una muntanya de 1.504 metres que es troba al municipi de Cava, a la comarca de l'Alt Urgell.

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Frequently Asked Questions Houston, Texas
1. What is the 48 Hour Film Project?
3. If I have to drop out, can I get a refund?
It depends on when you drop out. In the United States, if a team must withdraw from the 48 Hour Film Project, refunds will be paid on the following schedule: Notify 48 Hour Film Project, Inc. of withdrawal in writing more than 30 days before competition, you will be refunded $115; Notify 48 Hour Film Project, Inc. of withdrawal between 15 and 30 days before the competition, you will be refunded $100; Notify 48 Hour Film Project of withdrawal between 7 and 14 days before competition, you will be refunded $75; No refunds for withdrawal less than 7 days before competition. The refund policy may vary in other countries.
4. When will the 48 Hour Film Project come to my city?
The dates for each city are listed on our 48 Hour Film Project website. If we do not have listed dates, then the dates have not yet been determined. If you want to be the first to find out when the 48 Hour Film Project is coming to your city, sign up for your city's newsletter.
The 48 Hour Film Project is open to all filmmakers, pro and novice alike. Rules state that all team members (crew and cast) must be volunteers. Most teams consist of film and video professionals. And teams have attracted some top talent on both sides of the camera. Martin Freeman, Penn of Penn and Teller, Dennis Farina, and Nick Clooney have all appeared in 48HFP films.
10. How long are the films?
Yes, presuming that the showing adheres to the Team Leader's Agreement that you signed when entering the 48 Hour Film Project. If it is a modified version of a 48 Hour Film Project film, please include a title card and a mention in the end credits that say:
The concept for this film developed during the 48 Hour Film Project. [competition:website]
Probably not. As far as we know, no one has made much money selling a 48 Hour Film Project film. However, some of our 48HFP filmmakers have had success with their films in other festivals including SXSW; one team won a $100K filmmaking package at a festival; and filmmakers have used recognition of their 48 Hour Film Project film to get paying work. Additionally, we at the 48 Hour Film Project have set up an arrangement whereby if we're able to earn money by distributing your film, you will receive a portion of that money. We believe our arrangement is fair and equitable. As you may know, the market for short films is nearly non-existent. However, we do garner more interest in our films because of the 48-hour concept and the fact that they are part of a bigger collection. So, while folks have lots of fun doing the 48 Hour Film Project, they don't make lots of money.
In each city we gather a group of film and video professionals to serve as our judges. These judges generally have extensive experience within the field. We require these judges to be fair and impartial. Our judges donate their time and talent to rate the films. In addition to determining the winner they also select a number of other awards. The judges on the national/international level have included actors such as Julianne Moore, directors such as Simon West (Con Air), and editors such as Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull, The Departed). But no matter how careful we are in selecting our judges, judging itself is extremely subjective. So many times, two regarded critics feel markedly differently about the same film—remember the long debate between Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert about Apocalypse Now; remember Pauline Kael's ambivalent review of Star Wars. Similarly, on many occasions our favorite 48 Hour Film Project film of the year has not even won its city. When it comes to evaluating art, a lot comes down to matters of taste.
You may use Creative Commons music or materials that are Attribution Only. If the Creative Commons license is either Non-Commercial or Sharealike, it is not compatible with the 48 Hour Film Project's Team Leader's Agreement and therefore cannot be used.

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HomeNews 2,065 accidents causing 10 deaths during road safety campaign "Cinto-me Vivo"
2,065 accidents causing 10 deaths during road safety campaign "Cinto-me Vivo"
The National Republican Guard (GNR) and the Public Security Police (PSP) registered 2,065 accidents which resulted in 10 fatalities, four more than in the same period the previous year, during the "Cinto-me Vivo" road safety campaign.
By TPN/Lusa, in News · 01 Jul 2021, 17:00 · 0 Comments
According to a joint balance sheet from GNR, PSP and Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária (ANSR), during the campaign, which ran from 23 to 29 June,2,065 accidents were registered that caused 10 deaths, 44 serious injuries and 679 light injuries.
Compared to the same period in 2020, there were 255 more accidents, four more fatalities, 11 more seriously injured and 111 more slightly injured.
During the campaign, GNR and PSP inspected 52,835 vehicles and 10,494 offences were recorded, of which 1,185 related to the non-use or incorrect use of safety devices (seat belts, helmets and child restraint systems).
The campaign aimed to alert drivers and all vehicle occupants to the importance of always using safety devices correctly.
As part of the 2021 National Enforcement Plan, the campaign was disseminated through digital media and five ANSR awareness-raising actions, carried out simultaneously with the enforcement operations conducted by GNR and PSP in Alenquer (Lisbon), Faro, Beja, Caldas da Rainha (Leiria) and Almeirim (Santarém).
The National Enforcement Plan, under the National Strategic Plan for Road Safety (PENSE 2020), provides for awareness campaigns to be carried out simultaneously with enforcement operations, in places where infractions that represent an increased risk for the occurrence of accidents regularly occur
Covid-19: Portugal Update, 1 July
Vaccines for 18-29 year olds to start next week
Of the one and a half million Portuguese voters abroad, only about 3,000 will be voting in person.
Some 2,879 Portuguese residents abroad have chosen to vote in person in the legislative elections on 30 January. In Portuguese communities, voting is mainly done by correspondence but there are some 100 polling stations around the world for those who want to vote in person
Violent gang brought down
Five youths have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a gang that committed...
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Корпус Кнерцера - загальновійськове з'єднання (армійський корпус) Імператорської армії Німеччини.

Історія
У лютому 1918 року Карл Альберт фон Кнерцер отримав звання генерала і приступив до командування корпусом. Корпус Кнерцера брав участь у визволенні України від більшовиків.

В кінці березня корпус з району Києва виступив в напрямку Катеринослава. 4 квітня Катеринослав був узятий з боєм. Після заняття міста в ньому було розстріляно 500 червоноармійців а на Вокзальній площі було проведено парад.

Великі битви:

 Бій за Катеринослав
 Бій за Синельникове
 Бої за Горлівку
 Бій за Таганріг
 Червоний десант (операція)

Склад
 7-ма ландверна дивізія — Карла Геца
 20-та ландверна дивізія — Густава Арніма
 2-га кавалерійська дивізія — Артура Боппа
 кілька ескадронів уланів окремих іменних полків
 авіаційний загін № 27.

Командування
 1918 — Карл Альберт фон Кнерцер

Примітки

Джерела
 Національна академія наук України - Інститут історії України. Руслан Пиріг. Відносини України і Центральних держав: нетипова окупація 1918 року. Київ — 2018
Українська революція у Дніпропетровській області
Українська революція у Дніпрі
Історія Синельникового
Українська революція у Донецькій області
Історія Покровського району
Історія Горлівки
Українська революція у Ростовській області
Історія Таганрога


revenues. The temple contributes Rs. 8 lakhs anually to the gram Panchayat for developmental activities in the pilgrim town. Special arrangements are made for the pilgrims during the festival. Several cultural and social activities are also organised by the authorities. Free boarding and lodging is provided to the students. Besides, the temple also offers donations for other small temples. On the Sivaratri day, a record three to four lakh pilgrims through the sacred temple at Vemulawada. Special poojas and darshans are held to mark the festivity. Mahalingarchana is performed by about hundred archakas. At midnight Ekadasa Rudrabhishekham is performed to the deity. The temple is brightly illuminated in the night, presenting an aesthetic look. The puranic version has it that Lord Siva after having stayed at Kashi, Chidambaram, Srisailam and Kedareswaram chose to reside at Vemulawada. History records that Vemulawada was ruled by successive dynasties – the Ikshwakus, the Satavahanas and later by the Chalukyas who made it their state capital. The presiding deity is Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy, also called Rajanna. To the right of the presiding deity is the idol of Sri Raja Rajeswari Devi and to the left is the idol of Sri Laxmi Sahitha Siddi Vinayaka. In the temple premises there is a holy tank called the Dharma Gundam. Three mandapas were constructed on it and the statue of Lord Eshwara resides in the middle. The Lord is seen in a meditation posture with five lingas surrounding the holy tank. The lighting of the holy lamp or Ganda Deepam is also considered auspicious by the devotees visiting the shrine. Although devotees make offerings to the presiding diety in different ways, the most important one is Kode Mokku (offering of bull to God). The devotees who bring the bull take them round the temple and tie it somewhere in the temple complex. The significance of this ritual is that devotees will be cleansed of their sins and they can beget children. This temple attracts followers of both Vaishnavism (worshippers of Vishnu), and Saivism (worshippers of Siva), and is also being frequented by Jains and Buddists. The sculptures on the temples also depict the cultures of Jainism and Buddhism. A unique feature of the temple at Vemulawada is that it also houses a 400 year old mosque inside its premises. It is believed that the mosque was built as a tribute to a muslim devot.
music. Among the prominent temples in the town are the 13th century Sri Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy temple, Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple, Sri Ramallingeshwara Swamy temple where Shiva & Vishnu temples exist side by side. River Godavari adds to the scenic splendour.
Nagunur Fort: This fort ramparts were once alive with the sounds of a bustling town and people of the Kakatiya Empire. The fort is testimony to the imperial powers of the Kakatiyas. It was one of the most important forts of the emerging Kakatiya empire and contains ruins of a cluster of Kalyana & Kakathiya temples. The pillars and galleries around the Shiva temple here are worth seeing. The most important temple in the complex is the Shiva temple which has three shrines. The main entrance to the temple is on the northern side and the three shrines face the other three directions. The beams of the temple have sculptured images of musicians playing on Mridangam and other instruments. Panels are carved with visuals of dancers in graceful poses. The village of Nagunur is just about 8 kms from Karimnagar Town. Manthani Travel Information Manthani, 70 Kms from Karimnagar is situated on the banks of river Godavari. This is a very ancient center of Vedic learning and even today there are many scholars well versed in Vedas & Sastras. Among several temples situated here the important ones are of Lord Saileshwara, Laxminarayana Swamy, Omkeshwara Swamy & Mahalaxmi. It is also a main centre for Jainism & Buddhism. Dhulikatta Travel Information 20 Kms from Karimnagar is Dhulikatta an important Buddhist spot visited by monks from all over the world. Many Buddhist stupas of the Satavahana period are found here. The 3 day Satavahana festival in conducted in the month of January every year.
Kondagattu: Kondagattu Travel Information About 35Kms from Karimnagar is this breathtaking temple of Lord Anjaneya Swamy. Situated amidst hills, valleys & water springs Kondagattu is blessed by nature and very scenic. According to the folklore, the temple was constructed by a cowherd some 300 years ago. The present day temple has been built 160 years ago by Krishna Rao Deshmukh. It is believed that if a women offers puja for 40 days at this temple then she will be blessed with a child. Apart from the temple, the fort of Kondalaraya & Bojjapotana caves are worth seeing at Kondagattu. Raikal Travel Information Located 75Kms from Karimnagar the ancient temple of Kesavanatha Swamy is situated here. Built in the 11th century A. D. by the Kakatiyas the temple has beautiful sculptures. Another interesting temple is that of Panchamukhalingeshwara Swamy (Lord Shiva wit five faces) which is believed to be one of the only two existing, the other being at Kasi. Besides there is a temple of Bhimanna in whose honour an annual Jatra is held for 3 days during January – February. Molangoor Quilla 30 Kms from Karimnagar, strategically located on summit of a big isolated granite hill, this for was built by the Kakathiyas. The ruins of palaces, garrions, stables and other structures stand as mute witnesses to the valour and pride of the fort.
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary: Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary Located 10 Kms Manthani, 80 Kms from Karimnagar & 50 Kms from Mancherial is the Shivaram wildlife sanctuary. This 37 sq.Kms riverine forest mixed with teak & terminalia is home to Marsh Crocodiles of river Godavari. It also harbours Panthers, Sloth Bears, Nilgari, Black Buck, Cheetal, Python & Langoor. The undulating natural terrain adds to the beauty of the sanctuary.
Kothakonda (Bheemadevarpalle): This village is situated at a distance of 35kms from Huzurabad. As it surrounded on all sides by hills,the only means of convayance to the village is by bullock-cart.On a hillrock at the place,there are ruins of big fort with huge gateways bearing beatiful architecture resembling that of the Kakatiyas. There are five ponds on the top of the spacious hill.Of these, two are reported to contain water even under severe drought conditions.The temple of Veerabadraswamy at the foot of the Kalyanotsavam celebrated in honour of the deity for 10 days from Pushya Bahula Panchami attaccts about 50,000 pilgrims.
Munawar Quadri saheb, Doola Shah saheb, syed Maroof Saheb, Shah Talib Bismilla Saheb and Vali Hyder saheb. On the 11th and 12th days of Moharram, and annual Urs of these saint's is celebrated by the Muslims and Hindus alike with great reverence and people from far off places participate in it. Besides, there are temples of Nelakantha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy.
Ujjwala Park (Karimnagar): It is situated on the banks of the Manair river amidst palm groves at a distance of 10kms from Karimnagar on the KamaReddy road. This place is historically important because 5 important dynamic sites ruled over this place. The antiquities of the place worth mentioning are 1.A fort on a hill.2.Brindavan tank on the outside of the eastern gateway of the fort by Zafar-ud-Doula in 1754 A.D. with minarets that oscillate when shaken and toms of the Muslim saints like syed Shah Munawar Quadri saheb, Doola Shah saheb, syed Maroof Saheb, Shah Talib Bismilla Saheb and Vali Hyder saheb. On the 11th and 12th days of Moharram, and annual Urs of these saint's is celebrated by the Muslims and Hindus alike with great reverence and people from far off places participate in it. Besides, there are temples of Nelakantha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy.
Dharmapuri: Dharmapuri is situated at a distance of about 48kms. from Jagityal town and 51 Kms. from Peddapalle railway station on the Kazipet_Balharsha Section of the south Central Railway. Dharmapuri attained religious importance owing to the existence of the shrine dedicated to Narasimhaswamy, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Siva With Dakshinamurthy, Vinayaka and Sapitha Mathrukas carved on a single slab of stone and Mahishasuramardhani, the sixty pillared temple, Mahalakshmi temple and Akkapalle Rajanna temple are the other temples of importance that heighten the sancity of the places of tourist interest in the State and the kalyanotsavam of Lakshminarasimhaswamy celebrated during February-March attracts nearly a lakh of piligrims.
Ramagundam is situated at a distance of about 75 Kms. Godavari and is the highly populated village in the madal. The power-house at the place is the biggest thermalpower producing station in the state and supplies power to Hyderbad, Karimnagar, Warangal and also to the Mancherial Cement Factory. A Navaratna Public sector undertaking completed 25 glorious years in service to the Nation. The Corporation during this period has gown to be a front runner in the Indian Power Sector and ranked as the 6th largest Power Generator in the world with an installed capacity of 19,435 MW.The endeavor of NTPC is to make availbale reliable and quality power in increasingly large quantities. Thus making India self sufficient in Power Generation and emergence as one of the world 'leading economies. This Super Thermal Power StaTION with an installed capacity of 2100 mega watt has earned the distinction of being the beacon light of the Southern States, promoting economic growth and prosperity. NTPc Ramagundam has excelled in all spheres of operations since inception namely generation, safety, environment, human resource development etc.The quest to excelleence is never ending.The Station is fully generated to face the challenges ahead and commits to illumine the Nation with everlasting pride.
over 350 sq. kms of Pranahita – Godavari Valley of Andhra Pradesh with proven deposits of 7095 million tonnes as on 01 .01 .1999 . The mining activities are concentrated in four districts of Andhra Pradesh viz. Khammam, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal. The company also has a Coal Chemical Complex producing smokeless domestic fuel.
Jagitial: Jagtial is a Mandal or Taluka in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, which is approx. 5 hours away (drive) from the State Capital Hyderabad. In Karimnagar Dist., Jagtial is a commercial hub for about thirty villages in span of about a radius of 50 kilometers. This town provides a very good scope of education for the people in the villages around and the nearby towns. There are about 6 Ciniplexes with modern technology, good number of private and govenrment hospitals. The place has got a good transportation links with all the neighbouring districts and states. No Rail, Air and Water Transportation. The town has got a very good stand in the state assembly. It's one of the prominent constituncies fighting for Telangana (a seperate state from andhra pradesh). As known, the telangana region of A.P., was ruled by Nizams and so as Jagtial. Hence it still carries the grace of Nizam constructions, in the form of some ruined monuments. The holy places of Kondagattu gutta (Hanuman's Temple) and Dharmapuri (temples and the sacred river) in driving distance make jagtial a good place to settle in all aspects. Jagtial is a hub in the Telangana Region because of it's location and transportation facilities.It is loated between Nizamabad,karimnagar and maharastra borders. People in Jagtial are friendly and good hearted.
Karimnagar Ramagundam Fertilizer Unit is located about 240 kms away from Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh State and in the district of Karimnagar. The Unit was established at Ramagundam due to abundance of coal that is used as feedstock This unit was approved by Govt. of India and established with a project cost of Rs.217.00 crores. Industrial license for setting up a coal based Fertilizer factory to manufacture Urea was obtained in November 1971. Planning and Development Division of FCI Ltd. (presently M/s PDIL, Sindri, India) supplied the detailed engineering for the plant. Commercial Production of Ammonia and Urea commenced on 01-11-1980. The Urea and Ammonia plants have been designed with a capacity to produce 4, 95, 000 MT and 2, 97, 000 MT per annum respectively. From the commencement of commercial production on 01.11.1980 till the year 1998-99, 25, 15, 594 MT of Urea and 15, 48, 971 MT of Ammonia have been produced. However production of Urea and Ammonia has been suspended from 01.04.1999 due to non-availability of sufficient budgetary support from Govt. of India.
Sreebhashyam Vijayasarathi formed platform called Sarvavaidika Samsthanam. The samsthanam is founded in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, on the way to Bommakal, at Bommakistanna nagar, in an area of about one acre twenty-two guntas where Sri Yagnavaraha Kshetram was established. different temples of Sri Rama Sathyanarayana Swamy, Ratnagharbhaganapathi, Ananthanagendra swamy and Navagrahas were installed at the Kshetram. Other temples belonging to the goddess Sri Vasudhalakshmi, the goddess Sri Varadurga, and the goddess Sri Vagvadini Mahasaraswathi were also established. subsequently, the samsthanam at different places installed 108 temples. Professors, lecturers, teachers, advocates, doctors, engineers, technicians, social reformes, social workers, and scholars are participating with enthusiasm in this samsthanam as members especially the participation of ladies is praise-worthy in this regard. The samsthanam carried out various programmes and utsavams in a rare manner. Srimad Ramayana mahakrathuvu was organised, for the first time, along with chaturveda swahakara, in the most memorable fashion, after a gap of thousands of years. Mahasnapanam [holy bath] was conducted to swamyvaru magnificently with waters of holy rivers and seven holy seas, collected in one thousand pots. Sri Rama pattabhishekam was also performed in a grand style. The samsthanam is proud of having carried out successfully 'Rakshoghnesti' for the first time, after millions of years, for peace and well being of the world.Rakshognesti is a rare 'isti', which was performed in Threthayayuga by Vishwamithra. koti kumkumarchana was also performed. Fiftythousand married women took part in the programme, regardless of caste, creed and religion. Sreebhashyam Vijayasarathi, founder of the samsthanam, in a very rare manner, collected Vishnu mantras from four vedas and Maha Vishnu yaga was performed in an incredible way. Scholars in four vedas were invited on this occasion. a rare book containing these mantras was composed for the first time and the samsthanam published it. Bramohostovams are being conducted every year through agama methods like smartha, vyshnava vykhanasa, etc., on this occasion, speeches by eminent scholars on Indian culture, religion, vedas and seminars on theism and atheism, based on darshanas are being arrenged. Noted veda pandits are also being felicitated. A veda school, which is one of the aims of the samsthanam, was started and free Sanskrit classes are being conducted. The samsthanam is performing other programmes too for the well being of the masses. Karmaja Vyadhi chikishta through havanas was performed. Various chronic and prolonged diseases, physical and mental, have been cured successfully through this method the samsthanam is organizing samoohika Sathyanarayana vrathams, Lakshmi poojas and kumkumarchanas through traditional veda methods, involving masses regardless of caste, creed, and religion entailing national integration. Thus, the samsthanam is propagating vedic karmas through various pragrammes. The samsthanam published many books. Sri Mahalakshmi Mahathyam, a rare book, was published in 1989. Sreebhashyam Vijayasarathi has composed it having studied in depth, SriLakshmi thanthram, Sri Maha samhitha and other books with publication of this book, Sri MahaLakshmi upasana, was revived after a long period. Sri MahaLakshmi mahathyam was recited along with chathurveda mantras and havana was performed. The other books published by the samsthanam are, pooja darshanam,Sri Yagnavaraha swamy katha, Sri Yagnavaraha sahasra namavali, santhanaprada Sri Ananthanagendra sthuthi,Sri Mangalyadevatha Avahanosthsava, Sri Yagnavaraha suprabhatham, nava graha kavacham, Nava varsha jayavratham, Srimadramayana parayana slokas, Saraswathi-sthothra kadamba, chaturveda deeposthova, shraddatatvam. etc. several important booklets addressing issues such as late marriages, ill health and economic problems were published and circulated free of cost by samsthanam in order to bring about an awareness among the masses.
Kesiram Cements is a comapany which is one of the Birla group companies a leader by its name. It was incorporated in 1967 with objective of becoming the leading producer of cements in this part of country. The plant here is one of hte biggest in south india and can produce cement with a capacity of 2500 metric tones per day. The technical objectives of the company are to develop Indigenous technology and integrating indigenous and foregn technology wherever necessary this company unlike other Birla group of companies in single parsuing the goal of complete selfReliance in the field of cement production to offer customers Comprehensive cost-effective and best possible products.
Air – The nearest Airport is Hyderabad (140-km) connected by Indian Airlines flights with Bombay, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras, Nagpur, and Vishakhapatnam. Continental Aviation also operates flights from Hyderabad to Bombay.
Rail – Warangal is linked to all-important cities in India by rail.
Road – Regular bus services are available (APSRTC) from Hyderabad, Yadagirigutta, Vijayawada, Armur, Kolanupaka, Jangaon, Kodad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Suryapet, Palampet, Jagtial, Khammam, Bhadrachalam, Basara, Bangalore , Mysore and Tirupati.
Festival: There is a very special festival that celebrated by Telangana people only is called Bathukamma pandaga, it comes before Dasara. It starts before 10 days of dasara. The Women and Children make bathukamma with lot of flowers and put them around in their varandas and play the songs by rounding those bathukammas. People celebrate this festival 9 days. On the 9th Day they will celebrate pedda Bathukamma . There will be hungama on the 9th day every body will wear pattu saries and they sing folk songs and at last they immerse them in rivers. After that the next day Dasar will come that every body knows as Vijaya Dasami.


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package org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.jdbc4;

import junit.framework.*;

import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.BaseJDBCTestCase;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.J2EEDataSource;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.JDBC;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.JDBCClient;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.JDBCDataSource;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.TestConfiguration;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;

import javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;
import javax.sql.PooledConnection;
import javax.sql.StatementEvent;
import javax.sql.StatementEventListener;
import javax.sql.XADataSource;

/**
 * This test ensures that when a JDBC 4 application instantiates a JDBC 3
 * data source, that data source will return JDBC 4 connections even though
 * the data source itself is not a JDBC 4 object.
 */
public class JDBC4FromJDBC3DataSourceTest extends BaseJDBCTestCase {

    /**
     * Create a test with the given name.
     * @param name name of the test.
     *
     */
    public JDBC4FromJDBC3DataSourceTest(String name)
    {
        super(name);
    }

    /**
     * Return suite with all tests of the class.
     */
    public static Test suite()
    {
        // Only run this test if we have a JDBC 4 JVM.
        if (JDBC.vmSupportsJDBC4())
        {
            return TestConfiguration.forceJDBC3Suite(
                JDBC4FromJDBC3DataSourceTest.class);
        }

        // Else return empty suite.
        return new TestSuite("JDBC 4 from JDBC 3 Data Sources");
    }

    /**
     * Test that a JDBC 3 data source returns a JDBC 4 PooledConnection
     * when running with a JDBC 4 JDK.
     */
    public void testPooledConnection() throws Exception
    {
        ConnectionPoolDataSource ds = J2EEDataSource.getConnectionPoolDataSource();

        assertNonJDBC4DataSource((DataSource)ds);
        checkJDBC4Interface(ds.getPooledConnection());
    }

    /**
     * Test that a JDBC 3 data source returns a JDBC 4 XAConnection
     * when running with a JDBC 4 JDK.
     */
    public void testXAConnection() throws Exception
    {
        XADataSource ds = J2EEDataSource.getXADataSource();

        assertNonJDBC4DataSource((DataSource)ds);
        checkJDBC4Interface(ds.getXAConnection());
    }

    /**
     * Make sure that the received DataSource is *not* a JDBC 4
     * data source, since that would defeat the whole purpose
     * of this test.
     */
    private void assertNonJDBC4DataSource(DataSource ds)
        throws SQLException
    {
        /* Simplest way is to try to call a JDBC 4 interface method;
         * if it succeeds, then we must have a JDBC 4 data source
         * (which we don't want).
         */
        try {

            ds.isWrapperFor(DataSource.class);
            fail("Found JDBC 4 data source when JDBC 3 was expected.");

        } catch (java.lang.AbstractMethodError ame) {}
    }

    /**
     * Make sure that the received PooledConnection, which we assume came
     * from a JDBC 3 data source, is nonetheless a JDBC 4 object.
     */
    private void checkJDBC4Interface(PooledConnection pc)
        throws Exception
    {
        // Create dummy event listener.
        StatementEventListener listener =
            new StatementEventListener()
            {
                public void statementClosed(StatementEvent event) {}
                public void statementErrorOccurred(StatementEvent event) {}
            };

        /* Assert that metadata reports JDBC 4 for the connection, which
         * it should even though the connection was created from a JDBC 3
         * datasource.
         */
        Connection conn = pc.getConnection();
        assertEquals(4, conn.getMetaData().getJDBCMajorVersion());
        conn.close();
        conn = null;

        /* The way we check to see if we actually have JDBC 4 objects is
         * to call two methods that only exist in JDBC 4.  These should
         * succeed.  Before DERBY-2488 they would fail with an Abstract
         * MethodError.
         */
        pc.addStatementEventListener(listener);
        pc.removeStatementEventListener(listener);
        pc.close();
    }

}

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A101296 n has the a(n)-th distinct prime signature. 74
1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 2, 4, 4, 7, 2, 6, 2, 6, 4, 4, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 9, 2, 10, 4, 4, 4, 11, 2, 4, 4, 8, 2, 9, 2, 6, 6, 4, 2, 12, 3, 6, 4, 6, 2, 8, 4, 8, 4, 4, 2, 13, 2, 4, 6, 14, 4, 9, 2, 6, 4, 9, 2, 15, 2, 4, 6, 6, 4, 9, 2, 12, 7, 4, 2, 13, 4, 4, 4, 8, 2, 13, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 16, 2, 6, 6, 11, 2, 9, 2, 8, 9, 4, 2, 15, 2, 9, 4, 12, 2, 9, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 17 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
From Antti Karttunen, May 12 2017: (Start)
Restricted growth sequence of A046523, the least representative of each prime signature. Thus this partitions the natural numbers to the same equivalence classes as A046523, i.e., for all i, j: a(i) = a(j) <=> A046523(i) = A046523(j), and for that reason satisfies in that respect all the same conditions as A046523. For example, we have:
For all i, j: a(i) = a(j) => A000005(i) = A000005(j).
So, this sequence (instead of A046523) can be used for finding sequences where a(n)'s value is dependent only on the prime signature of n, that is, only on the multiset of prime exponents in the factorization of n.
Michel Marcus (terms 1..10000) & Antti Karttunen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..100000
A025487(a(n)) = A046523(n).
Indices of records give A025487. - Michel Marcus, Nov 16 2015
From David A. Corneth, May 12 2017: (Start)
a(A000012(n)) = 1 (sig.: ()).
a(A000040(n)) = 2 (sig.: (1)).
a(A006881(n)) = 4 (sig.: (1,1)).
a(A007304(n)) = 9 (sig.: (1,1,1)).
a(A050997(n)) = 10 (sig.: (5)).
a(A085986(n)) = 11 (sig.: (2,2)).
a(A085987(n)) = 13 (sig.: (1,1,2)).
a(A046386(n)) = 22 (sig.: (1,1,1,1)).
a(A179665(n)) = 32 (sig.: (9).
a(A030629(n)) = 40 (sig.: (10)).
1 has prime signature (), the first distinct prime signature. Therefore, a(1) = 1.
2 has prime signature (1), the second distinct prime signature after (1). Therefore, a(2) = 2.
3 has prime signature (1), as does 2. Therefore, a(3) = a(2) = 2.
4 has prime signature (2), the third distinct prime signature after () and (1). Therefore, a(4) = 1. (End)
Construction of rectricted growth sequences: In this case we start with a(1)=1 for A046523(1)=1, and then after, for all n > 1, we use the least so far unused natural number k for a(n) if A046523(n) has not been encountered before, otherwise [whenever A046523(n) = A046523(m), for some m < n], we set a(n) = a(m).
For n=2, A046523(2) = 2, which has not been encountered before (first prime), thus we allot for a(2) the least so far unused number, which is 2, thus a(2) = 2.
For n=3, A046523(2) = 2, which was already encountered as A046523(1), thus we set a(3) = a(2) = 2.
For n=4, A046523(4) = 4, not encountered before (first square of prime), thus we allot for a(4) the least so far unused number, which is 3, thus a(4) = 3.
For n=5, A046523(5) = 2, which was for the first time encountered at n=2, thus we set a(5) = 2.
For n=6, A046523(6) = 6, not encountered before (first semiprime pq, with distinct p and q), thus we allot for a(6) the least so far unused number, which is 4, thus a(6) = 4.
For n=8, A046523(8) = 8, not encountered before (first cube of prime), thus we allot for a(8) the least so far unused number, which is 5, thus a(8) = 5.
For n=9, A046523(9) = 4, which was for the first time encountered at n=4, thus a(9) = 3.
From David A. Corneth, May 12 2017 (Start):
(Rough) description of an algorithm of computing the sequence:
Suppose we want to compute a(n) for n in [1..20].
We set up a vector of 20 elements, values 0, and a number m = 1, the minimum number we haven't checked and c = 0, the number of distinct prime signatures we've found so far.
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
We check the prime signature of m and see that it's (). We increase c with 1 and set all elements up to 20 with prime signature () to 1. In the process, we adjust m. This gives:
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]. The least number we haven't checked is m = 2. 2 has prime signature (1). We increase c with 1 and set all elements up to 20 with prime signature (1) to 2. In the process, we adjust m. This gives:
We check the prime signature of m = 4 and see that it's prime signature is (2). We increase c with 1 and set all numbers up to 20 with prime signature (2) to 3. This gives:
Similarily, after m = 6, we get
[1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 0, 3, 4, 2, 0, 2, 4, 4, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0], after m = 8 we get:
[1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 0, 2, 4, 4, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0], after m = 12 we get:
[1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 2, 4, 4, 7, 2, 6, 2, 8]. Now, m > 20 so we stop. (End)
A101296 := proc(n)
local a046523, a;
a046523 := A046523(n) ;
for a from 1 do
if A025487(a) = a046523 then
elif A025487(a) > a046523 then
return -1 ;
end do:
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, May 26 2017
With[{nn = 120}, Function[s, Table[Position[Keys@s, k_ /; MemberQ[k, n]][[1, 1]], {n, nn}]]@ Map[#1 -> #2 & @@ # &, Transpose@ {Values@ #, Keys@ #}] &@ PositionIndex@ Table[Times @@ MapIndexed[Prime[First@ #2]^#1 &, Sort[FactorInteger[n][[All, -1]], Greater]] - Boole[n == 1], {n, nn}] ] (* Michael De Vlieger, May 12 2017, Version 10 *)
(PARI) find(ps, vps) = {for (k=1, #vps, if (vps[k] == ps, return(k)); ); }
add(vps, ps) = {nvps = vector(#vps+1); for (k=1, #vps, nvps[k] = vps[k]); nvps[#vps+1] = ps; nvps; }
lisps(nn) = {vps = []; for (n=1, nn, ps = vecsort(factor(n)[, 2]); ips = find(ps, vps); if (! ips, vps = add(vps, ps); ips = #vps); print1(ips, ", "); ); } \\ Michel Marcus, Nov 15 2015
(PARI)
rgs_transform(invec) = { my(occurrences = Map(), outvec = vector(length(invec)), u=1); for(i=1, length(invec), if(mapisdefined(occurrences, invec[i]), my(pp = mapget(occurrences, invec[i])); outvec[i] = outvec[pp] , mapput(occurrences, invec[i], i); outvec[i] = u; u++ )); outvec; };
write_to_bfile(start_offset, vec, bfilename) = { for(n=1, length(vec), write(bfilename, (n+start_offset)-1, " ", vec[n])); }
A046523(n) = { my(f=vecsort(factor(n)[, 2], , 4), p); prod(i=1, #f, (p=nextprime(p+1))^f[i]); }; \\ This function from Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 17 2011
write_to_bfile(1, rgs_transform(vector(100000, n, A046523(n))), "b101296.txt");
\\ Second PARI-program from Antti Karttunen, May 12 2017
Cf. A025487, A046523, A064839 (ordinal transform of this sequence) and arrays A095904, A179216.
Cf. also A254524, A286603, A286605, A286610, A286619, A286621, A286622, A286626, A286378 for similarly constructed sequences.
easy,nonn
David Wasserman, Dec 21 2004
Data section extended to 120 terms by Antti Karttunen, May 12 2017


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import {registerRoutes as tagRoutes} from "./tag/tag-routes";
import {registerRoutes as authRoutes} from "./auth/auth-routes";
import {registerRoutes as homeRoutes} from "./home/home-routes";
import {registerRoutes as setupRoutes} from "./setup/setup-routes";
import {registerRoutes as apiv1Routes} from "./api-v1/api-v1-routes";
import {registerRoutes as assetRoutes} from "./assets/assets-routes";
import {registerRoutes as accountRoutes} from "./account/account-routes";
import {registerRoutes as connectRoutes} from "./connect/connect-routes";
import {registerRoutes as webhookRoutes} from "./webhooks/webhook-routes";

export const RoutesToRegister = [
    authRoutes,
    homeRoutes,
    assetRoutes,
    setupRoutes,
    connectRoutes,
    webhookRoutes,
    accountRoutes,
    apiv1Routes,
    tagRoutes,
];


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Smart Design's iPad … Circa 1989
As we all await that moment when we can finally get our mitts on an actual iPad, it's important to realize that the idea of a tablet computer is not a new one. In fact it's been over 20 years in the making. How do I know this, you may ask? I know because a little over 20 years ago Smart Design (along with a few other firms) was asked by Apple to develop concepts for a tablet device. The Mac products at that time were basic and beige by today's standards.
By Tom Dair 4 minute Read
As we all await that moment when we can finally get our mitts on an actual iPad, it's important to realize that the idea of a tablet computer is not a new one. In fact it's been over 20 years in the making. How do I know this, you may ask? I know because a little over 20 years ago Smart Design (along with a few other firms) was asked by Apple to develop concepts for a tablet device.
The Mac products at that time were basic and beige by today's standards.
The Macintosh portable had been introduced in 1989…about as big as a medium sized suitcase; the joke was that it was more "luggable" than portable.
The rest of Apple's lineup consisted of the classic Mac SE and the hulking Macintosh II, typical of desktops at that time.
In 1989 there were no brightly colored computers, no cool graphic cases, and no sleek silver laptops. There was no Newton, no iPod, and certainly no iPhone. Sony owned the portable music market with the cassette equipped Walkman. In 1989 the World Wide Web was still an idea.
The two-page project design brief from Apple included a line drawing of a rectangular slab form with a few basic dimensions, an indication of the screen size and approximate weight. The client asked for the delivery of two designs in the form of non-working appearance models and five images of each design showing how people would use them. The project timeline was 30 days–start to finish.
Who could ask for a more exciting project? This was about the future, and in that future, computers would be cool personal devices. Computers would be as much about entertainment and fun as they would be about productivity. Computers would take pictures and play music on high quality built-in speakers.
Computers would be mobile and you might even be able to use them outdoors!
My partners Davin Stowell, Dan Formosa, Tucker Viemeister, and I wasted no time getting to work. A week or so later, two concepts started to emerge from the pile of sketches and crude mock-ups.
The first concept, which Tucker and Dan led, closely followed the minimum rectangular requirement but boldly suggested that the case would be made from aluminum with precisely machined holes for the speakers and details.
A slit-like opening on the top surface enabled the insertion of a memory card (credit card size) for storing applications and files. We thought that someday, catalogs and magazines would arrive in the (snail) mail in the memory card format for viewing on such a device. (What were we thinking?)
A high quality lens positioned on the top edge would allow people to capture images for direct viewing on the screen.
To protect the screen and to give the tablet a folio/briefcase appearance, a brown leather cover was added. The cover was secured closed with magnets and a handy loop was sewn in to hold the bone-like stylus in place during transit.
For the second concept, Davin and I wanted to propose a design that was much more sporty and robust, a design that said: take me outdoors, use me at the construction site, take me camping, and play me like a guitar–or possibly even use me on a walk in space.
To promote this notion, we surrounded the rectangular form factor with an oval ring that fashioned a carrying handle and encouraged people to use the device in a portrait orientation, as well as the traditional landscape format. The built-in camera (activated by clicking the top of the stylus) could be used for capturing images, and advanced software allowed the user to draw or make notes on the image.
This was our Guitar App (take that Rock Band) which allowed people to play along with Roy Orbison on the memory card. You would use your fingers to strum–hey, it's the first "multi-touch" screen!
Adjacent to the screen was the speaker area covered in real fabric and the stylus resembled a high tech yellow pencil. One could enter information with the pointy end of the stylus and delete with the pink colored digital erasure end.
The oval ring provided a base allowing the device to angle up for desktop viewing, as well as scanning from books, newspapers, and magazines.
Needless to say we were very excited as we packed up the two models for shipment off to Apple. We even figured out a way to make the screens light up when they took them out of the box. About a week later we received a message from the client informing us that they had received the two designs. After that, we never heard another word from them again. We heard from some designer friends that IDEO was chosen to continue the project. Then, a few days later we saw someone from IDEO and they said they thought we got chosen. Who knows? Four years later, Apple came out with the Newton and the rest is the history we all know.
Now 21 years later, pads, pods, and tabs are hot. Technology can now support our "radical" vision of the future. While Smart Design has not worked with Apple much in that time, we have continued our journey with technology both in terms of the hardware and the software. On a recent project, we envisioned how magazines and newspapers might play out in the new tablet world. You'll find out more about that in my next post. Stay tuned!
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Tom Dair, co-founder and president of Smart Design, runs thecompany's San Francisco office. He directs the firm's Insights andStrategy discipline, where he has pioneered techniques for achievingbetter design through an understanding of user behavior, businessfactors, and technology trends. Dair holds 19 patents for products ranging from complex medicaldevices to children's toothbrushes. His designs have won a variety ofawards and are featured in a number of museum collections.
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1) Forget 5G, China is starting to look at 6G!!
The world has barely started using 5G, the latest generation of wireless connectivity, but China is already looking ahead to 6G. 5G and 6G refer to the fifth and sixth generation of mobile wireless networks. While 5G is known to have data transmission speeds at least 10 times greater than 4G, rolled out in 2009, it's too early to say what 6G could be, or what sorts of technologies it would advance. By officially announcing the development of 6G technology, China could cause more consternation in the US national security community over China's tech capabilities—and lead to more scrutiny of Huawei. While the ministry did not name any of the companies involved with the development of 6G, it's a fair guess that a national tech champion like Huawei would be on that list.
https://qz.com/1743790/forget-5g-china-begins-development-of-6g
2) The side-effects of a SoftBank funded economy
Last year, a hospitality start-up called Oyo told that it would turn the Four Sight into a flagship hotel for corporate customers. It guaranteed monthly payments whether the rooms were booked or not, as long as he rebranded the property with Oyo's name and sold the rooms exclusively through its site.
But corporate guests did not materialize, and Oyo stopped making the payments. Now he is on the verge of eviction.
Many of the young companies used SoftBank's cash to dangle incentives and other payments to quickly attract as many workers as they could. But when they failed to make a profit and SoftBank changed its tune on growth, the companies often slashed or reneged on those same incentives.
SoftBank's Vision Fund is an emblem of a broader phenomenon known as "overcapitalization" — essentially, too much cash. Venture funds inundated start-ups with more than $207 billion last year, or almost twice the amount invested globally during the dot-com peak in 2000, according to CB Insights, a firm that tracks private companies.
Flush with the cash, entrepreneurs operated with scant oversight and little regard for profit. All the while, SoftBank and other investors have valued these start-ups at inflated levels, leading to an overheated system filled with unsound businesses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/technology/softbank-startups.html
3) Google to launch Cache - a effort to expand their payments business to banking
Google is teaming up with two banks, Citigroup and the Stanford Federal Credit Union, to begin offering a "smart checking" account next year.
For a new product or service to succeed, it has to offer something new and shiny enough to motivate consumers to leave their existing provider.
As people grow more wary of entrusting their personal data to tech companies, persuading them to hand their checking account over to a partnership involving Google may be a hard sell. And customers typically switch bank accounts only when they're offered something financially valuable, like lower fees, more attractive rewards for spending or higher interest rates. Google and its partners haven't commented on what kind of terms they might offer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/business/google-banking-checking-account.html
4) TikTok is taking over India's social media scene
In just two years, TikTok has become India's most downloaded app. It's shaping a new youth culture in which millions of young people—in big cities and small villages alike—are trying to be TikTok's next big star. The results are both magical and nightmarish.
More than half of India's 1.3 billion people are under the age of 25, and more than 500 million Indians use the internet today, thanks to the growing penetration of cheap smartphones and mobile data. But not all of them can express themselves through neatly worded tweets or self-deprecating captions on Instagram posts. In fact, a large section of India's first-time internet users—some of them illiterate, others speaking in local dialects—find navigating video-based platforms easier. From 2012 to 2018, the time spent by an Indian watching online videos grew from an average of 2 minutes a day to 52 minutes a day, according to a report by the media agency Zenith.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/11/india-tiktok-stars-are-outshining-traditional-celebrities/602059/
5) Hiring from tier-2 / tier-3 colleges
When building up his team Jack preferred hiring people a notch or two below the top performers in their schools. The college elite, Jack explained, would easily get frustrated when they encountered the difficulties of the real world.
Graduates from tier 2 or tier 3 schools have a hunger to over-compensate for what they perceive they lack. They have seen their counterparts from larger cities with 'privileges' and they want to achieve all that and more. Therefore, they are far more driven.
New entrepreneurs told me about a lesser-known problem with good students, especially those who have been top performers since kindergarten: They don't know what it is to fail. To build something truly big, a start-up founder needs a team that can handle failure.
https://qz.com/india/1752508/iits-or-iims-produce-the-best-students-but-not-the-best-employees/amp/
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A new parliamentary landscape
Weber Shandwick's Jon McLeod sees a tight Commons majority as offering more opportunities for lobbying. He shares his reflections with Peter Cheney.
Jon McLeod can certainly reflect on the post-election landscape with a sense of déjà vu. As Weber Shandwick's Chairman for corporate, financial and public affairs, McLeod is one of the UK's most experienced public affairs professionals.
After joining a small consultancy (Westminster Strategy) in 1994, he saw the then Conservative majority "being eroded … and it eventually disappeared."
As one Education Bill went through Parliament, McLeod and his colleagues were "able to deliver amendments in committee day after day because you only had to get one person to vote the wrong way and you'd amended the Bill." The new regulatory system for lobbyists, which went live in April, is a move that he strongly welcomes.
"We've got, hopefully, more transparency and more confidence in it," he comments. "The recent scandals in lobbying have tended to focus on members of Parliament trying to be lobbyists, which I wish they would stop doing. Leave it to the professionals." Codes of conduct are already in place for the self-regulatory bodies and he sees a need to "engrain" and promote those standards.
As for the culture of Whitehall, McLeod notes that special advisors are "just the same" as when he started: "They're very young, they're very shirty and very self-important."
Real change – and for the better – has taken place in how the Civil Service operates with the organisation becoming "more streamlined" with a focus on getting the job done, particularly in the business departments: "They are generally more user-friendly and more pragmatic than they were before and that has been real progress."
The new Conservative Government has "quite a vigorous programme which progressively will cause more antagonism as the honeymoon wears off."
On the outcome of the election, McLeod remarks that Britain is now more polarised than before and comments that a very defined political geography has taken shape (see opposite). More autonomy in fiscal and social policy, in his view, must be balanced with more cohesion, not just within the UK but between North and South in an Irish context.
McLeod adds: "The kaleidoscope has been shaken and we need to reassure people – whether you're a UKIP voter or a DUP voter or you're an SNP voter – that what you voted for will be articulated in some form in public policy terms. Otherwise, people will get very frustrated."
UKIP's performance represents a "democratic problem" for the electoral system. The party was backed by almost 3.9 million voters but only won a single seat.
A parliamentary knife-edge opens up considerable opportunities for interest groups – not only to make their case but to change the law. Officials and secondary legislation will play an important role as the Government will want to avoid tight votes.
Its main priorities will include 'English votes for English laws' and the redrawing of constituency boundaries. "Fractious" committee work and late night sittings, in his view, are likely to become the norm. The House of Lords may also push its remit further on controversial issues as it effectively has an anti-Tory majority.
In the media, the Daily Mail, Telegraph and News UK will seek to push the Tories to the right. The appointment of John Whittingdale – a critic of the BBC – as Culture Secretary confirms the impression of 'punishing' the corporation for its perceived left-wing bias.
McLeod is keen to highlight the emergence of 'powerhouse politics' – the devolution of budgets to strong local authorities in England – which stands in contrast with the highly centralised state of the 1980s and 1990s. The Conservatives will also press the devolved nations to take on more responsibility for raising their finances.
David Cameron, he predicts, will push ahead with renegotiating the UK's relationship with Europe and possibly deliver an early referendum. Business groups should be considering their role in a referendum campaign and what, if anything, they want to achieve from the renegotiation process.
A narrow majority will refocus attention on Parliament and make old-fashioned lobbying "more worthwhile". Opinion polls have been discredited but social media, the mobilisation of the next generation, and voter registration are "untapped well-springs" in the political world. Finally, a devolved state means that the maxim "all politics is local" is truer than it ever has been.


How many of you eat lots of unhealthy snacks when studying for exams? Well I'm certainly one of those people. Jaffa cakes, crisps, sweets etc. Sometimes I feel I end up eating more than I'm used to during exam season. Because I get rid of all distractions I end up thinking about food. Please tell me I'm not the only one? So recently I've changed the snacks I eat when revising to healthy snacks. Especially because there's no point in me going to gym if I keep eating junk food. I'd like to share with you guys my top 5 healthy snacks/drinks.
Freeze all the fruits a few hours or a day before.
Smoothies are the easiest thing to make. All you have to do is blend the frozen fruits and ice cubes in a food processor first followed by the yoghurt and milk. At last add the spinach and voila you have a smoothie. It's so quick and easy! When I make smoothies I have no exact measurements. I just add as much as I need.
Blend the Avocado in a food processor until creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend in the food processor. I've said 2 tbsp. sugar/honey/maple syrup but you can add as much as you want to depending on how much you prefer. It's now ready to be eaten but if you wish you can refrigerate it in the fridge for a few hours so the pudding sets.
As you may have noticed, I have used 2 eggs even though I've only used 5 tbsp of flour. This is because these aren't just an pancakes but they are protein pancakes meaning that you need as much protein as possible from the eggs. Some people add protein powder but as a student you might not really have the time and money to get a big bucket of protein powder.
So you mash up the banana and mix it with the eggs. Add the salt, sugar and flour. Heat the non-stick pan with a little oil. Add little portions of the batter and don't leave because the pancakes cook very quickly. At last add some maple syrup on top of the pancakes and voilà it's done. This took me like 10 minutes to make so it really is no effort at all!
I've posted this recipe before so here's the link.
This is probably the easiest snack to make and also my favourite and it smells delicious in your kitchen afterwards. Make really thin apple slices. Place them on a baking tray with baking paper. Sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar on them. Put the baking tray in the oven and bake them on gas mark 6. After about 15 minutes turnover the apple slices and bake for another 10 minutes until crispy. Make sure you don't add too much cinnamon otherwise the apple slices will burn.


The church organ is a Moller Opus 11806, and was installed in the sanctuary in 1991.
In 1989, Frank & Dolly DeHaan, former members of Spencerville Church, made a generous donation for the purchase of a fine pipe organ. In time, several families in the congregation joined together to finance the antiphonal organ, and the congregation agreed to sponsor a number of acoustical improvements to the sanctuary. In December of 1988, the M. P. Moller Company of Hagerstown, Maryland, the world's largest builder of pipe organs at the time, was chosen to build the instrument. Installation took place during the spring and summer of 1991.
The Spencerville Church organ is a Moller Opus 11806. It has 78 ranks, 4600 pipes, and 4 keyboards. Its manual compass is 61 notes, the pedal compass is 32 notes. It has a solid-state capture system with eight memories. The slider chests are electric. It is ranked as one of the finest organs in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area!
The chancel window, framed by the organ, sits at the front of the church sanctuary.
The theme for this window (left), familiar to every Seventh-day Adventist, is found in Revelation 14:6-12. Three angels carry messages that must be delivered to the world. The first angel (center) carries a book containing the everlasting gospel and proclaims an imminent judgment and makes a call to worship God as Creator. The second angel (top) calls men and women out of apostasy, and the third (bottom) points people to the commandments of God while warning against seeking righteousness through mere human effort. Together, the Cross and the Ten Commandments, show that acceptable faith and obedience must spring from loving acceptance of Jesus' mission at Calvary.
In this window (right) are symbols of the Trinity with the hand of God the Father reaching down from heaven. Christ is identified with His cross, while the Holy Spirit, symbolized by a dove, descends to the faithful in swirling fire.
The nave window, located at the back of the church sanctuary.
The lines surrounding the central image symbolize rays of light radiating from the Godhead— light which no human can approach other than through the merits of Jesus.
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Every now and then, Selma will stumble across a recipe on the interweb that she has to make. I don't even have a say in the matter. When she has her heart set on something, there's no stopping her (just like when she wanted me). Anyways, this recipe comes from another awesome blog called The Wholesome Pursuit. Oddly enough, the author of the blog is also from Lancaster, PA. Yes, home of Shady Maple and the Amish. We'll actually be back to visit in a few weeks and I can't wait for twisty cones and delicious Amish pies.
Start by slicing up the cucumbers, onions, and fennel bulb. Because we don't have a mandolin slicer, and because I'm deathly afraid of them, Selma sliced them up by hand. The slices need to be as thin as you can get them.
Yes, it was a tedious job getting all of them just the right size but it was totally worth it in the end.
Next, in a medium bowl, add in the salt and sugar to the cucumbers, fennel, and onion. Toss them around a bit and then cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 20 min. The salt and sugar pull out moisture from the veggies and helps create the marinating brine.
While that's resting, make the marinade by combining the vinegar, olive oil, honey, zest and juice of 1 orange, minced garlic and grated ginger in a small bowl. After the 20 min is up, add in the marinade and make sure everything is covered. Cover again with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-4 hours (although overnight wouldn't hurt as well).
Serve chilled with your favorite BBQ or just eat it alone like a savage.
We decided to pair it with my BBQ braised beef sandwiches because this salad reminds me a lot of summer.
We've made this salad on multiple occasions and we still can't get enough of it. This is definitely one of our new favorites. If you are looking for a refreshing snack or side for your next summer BBQ, then look no further. Thank you Casey Campbell from The Wholesome Pursuit for sharing this!


Oh, what a powerful, physical, uplifting sense of relief.
I just bookmarked Whitehouse.gov. I'm thinking that what I get from the website might actually be interesting, relevant, useful and true. That's the first time I've even thought to visit the White House web site, much less decide to read it regularly. Amazing.
I've always been inspired by the idea of journalism as offering a polished mirror to society.
But if society is all messed up, what good does a mirror do? Where is the evidence that if people see that society is messed up, they will fix it?
I've always been inspired by the idea that journalism facilitates democratic conversation.
But if the conversation is harsh and fractious and divisive, isn't it more likely that journalism is going to fuel more of that kind of conversation, instead of setting a new tone?
Where will the impetus come for setting new standards for useful, tempered, civil conversation?
Then I see Obama today delivering his beautiful inaugural speech and I think: "This is where the impetus comes from. One guy doing it right."


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Born in Montreal in 1951, Colin Gibson began carving wooden figures at the age of five. When he was eleven he was sent to study under sculptor Jean Borgeaux. This was instrumental in confirming his life's ambition to become a sculptor. After studying at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montreal in 1970 Gibson worked as a commercial artist. In 1975 he was commissioned to carve a wood relief for Le Meridien Hotel, Montreal.
In late 1976 Gibson moved to Toronto where he free-lanced with Uplis Ltd, a special effects company. He worked on three dimensional, multimedia models and robotics for commercials while attending weekly drawing classes. He soon began carving stylized figurative forms and later modeled wax studies that he had cast in bronze. He received private and corporate commissions and began exhibiting his work in galleries in 1978.
In 1983 he was commissioned to create cast aluminum doors for Denison Mines Ltd., B.C. In 1985 he was asked to design and carve acrylic-relief doors for Denison Potacan Potash, N.B. During this period Gibson began working with art consultants and corporations to create cast bronze and stainless steel sculptures for their annual corporate awards.
He continued to experiment with different materials and began a series of abstracted figures fabricated from copper sheets to which a patina was applied. In 1986 he began carving a 5' x 8' acrylic mural entitled Illumination which features ten figures in a depiction of the epic struggle between opposing forces. When the mural was complete in 1989, a stainless steel frame was designed and fabricated by Gibson at Soheil Mosun Ltd. From 1987 to 1991 he exhibited his sculptures at the Louise Smith Gallery, Toronto, where he participated in a two man show in 1990. In 1991 he was commissioned to create a bronze for Constitution Square, Ottawa. He worked with developer Chuck Magwood, art consultant Greta Valen, and Eric Knoespel of Artcast Inc to create two seven foot figures for installation.
Throughout the 1990s Gibson continued to experiment with different media. He created vibrant, linear metallic sculptures in which the transparent paint allowed the brass to shimmer, enhancing the contours. He continued to experiment with brass sheets, creating angular, concave and convex shapes which were welded together into sculptures that convey a sense of serenity and grace. Concurrently, he created a series of abstract shapes in brass, wood and acrylic to express the interplay of colour and form.
He constructed a series of large wall installations from a mix of unrelated objects that were reassembled, painted and transformed. The finished works evoke spiritual and cosmic themes and were exhibited as part of a one-man show at the Durham Gallery in 2000.
In the fall of 2000 Gibson was invited to submit designs for a proposed veteran's memorial in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France. His bronze sculpture, Remembrance and Renewal, was unveiled at the Juno Beach Centre on June 6, 2003. The piece preserves the memory of the fallen and provides hope for world peace.
In February of 2005 Gibson was a semi-finalist in the Queen's Part Veterans Memorial Competition that involved a team of SCI landscape architects including Fidenzio Salvatori and Margaret MacKenzie.
Gibson is currently working on a figurative and abstract series to be cast in bronze.


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The struggle goes on, and this recent report by a leading British newspaper sums up the awfulness of life in Cambodia today.
Politically little has changed in Cambodia since our last letter. The Khmer Rouge (Cambodian communists, backed by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese) still hold large areas of the country while the government defends a series of outposts, major cities and the capital, Phnom Penh – about ten to twenty per cent of the land mass. Although over 80 per cent of the country is under insurgent control, 85 per cent of the people live in government controlled areas. The fact is that the large majority of Cambodians remain unconquered.
Day and night artillery and rocket attacks, more intense since Chinese New Year, have left large areas of the capital in ruins. Over two hundred have died in the shelling since Christmas, with hundreds injured, and in January over half the French population of 1,000 left Phnom Penh. All roads out of the city are cut and the price of a plane ticket to safer cities such as Battambang and Kampong Cham is out of reach of most Cambodians. There is no way out for the poor but to cross the front lines and no one is contemplating that. Food shortage, looting, inflated prices and student unrest all add to the troubles in Phnom Penh. The Khmer Rouge claim to have 14,000 troops and say they will continue bombarding the capital, attack Mekong River convoys and finally enter the city, but this last claim is not likely unless things rapidly deteriorate. As things are at present this stalemate could continue indefinitely as neither side has the resources to win an outright victory; it seems that Cambodia is in for a long and wasteful struggle for survival.
Normal life is difficult; most schools have had to shut down, especially those with French teachers. Many shops have been closed too and a strict curfew has existed for some weeks now. French doctors in Phnom Penh report that as a consequence of the privations of war, cases of night-blindness – induced by vitamin deficiencies – are appearing for the first time in Cambodia since medical records were started by the French in 1861.
This letter is an introduction to the work that God is doing in Cambodia. Many Christians in this country have expressed concern for the situation in South East Asia and especially in the war-torn lands of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The latter has been perhaps the most neglected over the years by Christian Missions and the Church worldwide.
For the past two years the north eastern region of Cambodia has slowly come under the control of North Vietnamese and Vietcong guerillas, and a naturally peace loving people have been thrust into a war for national survival. Up until recently, the prospects of holding the capital had not been good, and at one point – when the American bombing stopped – the general opinion was that Phnom Penh would be taken. This, however, did not take place, and news from Cambodia by Western reporters states that the city is functioning fairly normally under the circumstances. Nevertheless, though food is available, prices have rapidly escalated, and with over one million refugees in Phnom Penh the situation is not good as supply routes are continually threatened. There are also increasing numbers of orphans and homeless, the natural result of war.
For Christians in Cambodia there is an open door of opportunity. The war has brought with it a sense of insecurity to a people who are normally happy with their lot. The Church has a new boldness which is acceptable in the situation and the Asian manner of preliminary introductions before plain talking is slowly disappearing in the face of questions like, 'what can we do?', 'who can help us?', 'is there a God?'. By practical means wherever possible, and by showing calm and compassion for the people, the Evangelical Churches and Christianity itself are gradually being seen in a new light, as a positive and distinctly Cambodian way of life, relevant to them today.
The door to Cambodia is wide open – the Gospel must go out while there is time left. A land of seven million (approximately the population of Scotland) needs to know that Christ can give them hope in a future that looks pretty bleak.
Major Taing Chhirc who spent 18 months in Britain was the means of awakening many of us to the urgency and need of prayer for Cambodia. Little has been known about this land closed to the West for many years, and now we realise the situation, prayer would seem to be all the more urgent.
May the Lord Jesus Christ be exalted through the testimony and faithfulness of His people worldwide.
In 1972 Major Taing Chhirc, a Christian officer in the Khmer National Armed Forces and General Secretary of the Cambodian Evangelical Church, left Cambodia along with his pregnant wife Bophana to study in the UK. In 1973 the pastor of Bethlehem Church, Sem Bun, wrote to Chhirc asking him to return to Cambodia, where the church was growing rapidly and needed his help. Before leaving the UK, Chhirc spoke at the Keswick Convention. He appealed to British Christians to get behind Cambodia in prayer and support. To this end, Chhirc's British friends Paul and Helen Penfold formed Cambodia for Christ, now Cambodia Action.
Chhirc left his wife and child in Edinburgh, UK, while he remained in Cambodia until the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975. According to one witness, a few days after the fall of Phnom Penh Chhirc was in the town of Neak Loeung among a group of panicked, bewildered people, offering them the hope of Christ. Suddenly, five or six Khmer Rouge cadres appeared and, without warning, clubbed Chhirc to death while the stunned crowd looked on.
After its formation in autumn 1973, Cambodia for Christ published an occasional newsletter to inform Christians in the West about the situation of the church in Cambodia. These newsletters are fascinating historical documents set against the backdrop of the final months of the Khmer Rouge military campaign against the Khmer Republic.
In 2013, Mr Randolph Parrish of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, kindly sent to CCC a set of Cambodia for Christ newsletters for the period November 1973 to March 1975, requesting that they be preserved.
With the permission of Cambodia Action, which evolved from Cambodia for Christ, we shall be publishing extracts from these newsletters over the coming months.


While the history concerning the extent of Christ's atoning work on the cross is fascinating in its own right, dappled in its twists and turns, often either ignored or misunderstood, it is also among the most controversial questions in evangelical Christianity, fraught with potholes and pitfalls that have been the cause of division since the Reformation—not only between the Reformed and the non-Reformed but also within Reformed theology itself.
Driven by his own theological convictions and Baptist perspective, David L. Allen makes a historical, biblical, and theological case for universal atonement in The Extent of the Atonement: A Historical and Critical Review. This monumental work not only offers a comprehensive historical summary of the question of the atonement's extent from the Early Church Fathers to the present, but also includes the debates within Reformed Theology on the subject since the Reformation and within Baptist history and theology from the early 17th century to present.
The Extent of the Atonement integrates historical theology with exegesis, biblical and systematic theology, and practical theology, to demonstrate the unity between all moderate Calvinists, Arminians, and non-Calvinists on the specific issue of the extent of the atonement. Marshalling evidence from Scripture and history, and critiquing arguments for a limited atonement, Allen affirms that an unlimited atonement is the best understanding of Christ's saving work. He concludes by showing that an unlimited atonement provides the best foundation for evangelism, missions, and preaching.
Allen's tour de force on the atonement forwards not only an example of responsible theology and a faithful reading of Scripture, but also a challenge to pastors, scholars, and seminarians to discern the intent, extent, and application of Christ's atoning work on the cross. A must read for all who are interested in the question of what the cross achieves.
David Gibson & Jonathan Gibson, eds.
David L. Allen served as dean of the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, for 12 years and is currently dean of the School of Preaching, distinguished professor of preaching, George W. Truett Chair of Ministry, and director of the Center for Biblical Preaching at Southwestern.
"The Extent of the Atonement offers a penetrating and perceptive treatment of a thorny, divisive theological issue. David Allen's command of the subject as well as his ability to lay out clearly and fairly the competing theories and arguments is masterful. I found his critique of the doctrine of limited atonement fully persuasive. This book is must reading for all who want to understand better the Calvinism debate."
"The issue of limited atonement has proved a controversial matter for many years and one that is unlikely to disappear at any time in the near future. One of the reasons for this is that the question it seeks to answer is one which developed over time and has a number of subtle and sophisticated facets. . . . While David Allen and I disagree on the matter, this work is an irenic and learned contribution to the topic which carries the historical, and thus doctrinal, discussion forward in an extremely helpful way. I am thus happy to recommend this work of a friendly critic. It deserves wide readership and careful engagement."
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